Buffumville Lake, Charlton, MA

• You must have your PFD on and fully fastened to participate in this event.
• Event start time is in your boat, in the water, and ready to paddle!

Leisurely flat-water paddling.

An address of 229 Oxford Road, Charlton, MA will get you close. Launch and parking lot are south of the road and east of the bridge/causeway.

A concrete boat launch and culvert permit boating on both sides of the lake. The launching site and courtesy dock provide easy access to the lake. The use of watercraft including motorboats, canoes, kayaks, and other vessels is permitted. Time permitting, we will paddle on both the north and south sides of the lake, using the culvert to pass under Oxford Road.

This is a Corps of Engineers facility: http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/BuffumvilleLake.aspx

Required equipment: PFD, 10-foot length of rope, whistle, headlamp/flashlight (for evening paddles). And be prepared to give your emergency contact number to the host if he or she asks for it.
Please be considerate: be on time (in the water and ready to depart!) and cancel if you aren't able to come.